Freight car



Patented Ju -1 m 'enwnn, or LAKnwoon, ogre; ff; ';2 I o IF'Ii 'H m a I 0 Application :filed December} 11; 1924 Serial Nod155,190;

Myinvention relates to freight" cars and? particularly, to freight cars designed"; to

carry poultry or I similar freight and; the

form a car of this type'that the compartments provided for the poultry or other freight may 'bejjreadily folded against the o Walls of the cute permit use of the car for other purposes; In the drawings accom-i panyi'ng this specification and forming a part thereof I haveshown, for purposes of illustration, one form". which my invention may assume; In thesedrawings:

' 3 line 2-2 of Figure 1 a i Figure 1 is afpartial' vertlcal section longi- V tudinally of a freight car showing' this 'il- 'lustrative form of my invention,

Figure 2 is a fragmentarysection on the Figure 3 is a section on Figure 2,

omittedfor clarity vvhil'ej- Figure 5 s a section on Figured. i

. illustrated forms the desired compartments by means of a plurality of units 111 each supported from the car'jsicle vvz'illand each l adapted to enact with eitherjth'e' car, end wall or the preceding unit to 'forma plurality of compartments arranged ina vertical row extending from the car fioor to' thecar'v inner ceiling and adapted; to rece ve poultry or other freight of such kind that shipment in compartments is desirable Wall 13 and carrying pivoted thereto at 14a cross partitionl5 to which is pivoted at 17 a} longitudinal partition '18 extending, when" the unit is open, fromthe cross partition}? to either the car end Wa1l19 or the pre'cedmg cross partition 15'. Pivoted at 20, to-the car side Wall 13 are a plurality offloor plateis 21 each adapted to be swungupwa'rdlyeag'ainstg the-car sidewall 13; or gdroppeddownwardly into position resting upon lugs 22 carr edby the ribs 12, as shown ini Figurei2, and an plates thejline 3- 3*of V .7 jv I a 3 to be "closed to closetheycompartments'38 01" Figure 4'isj'a view similar to'fjFigure 11 v showing-the compartments folded and the car'readyfor other use,the screens 37 beingfl '39 ipivota1ly conne cted thereto and adapted the a '54s;

plates 2 6 al lvcl 27 are together at r l d tlie plat e27 is hinged at 30 to the cross j a V 1 i part1t1on'15 andjc'a'rries awater trough 315 v prlncipal object of my lnvention is to so" rigid-1ysecuredlthereto, v a

In; orderto hold he cross partition 15' and thelongitudinal partition '18 firmly in position fp'rovide the free ends of'these partitions" vith' 'b olts 32, arranged j'togenterf corresponding apertures 33 in the inner car o facilitate ventilation Iprovide the cross parroof 3 tand inithelcar floor'3 5, in order to tition 15' with a plurality of apertures 36 i each closedby ayvire nettingBTeffec'tive .to, prevent sh fting'of materialfrom one 'c'ompartment 38 to a compartment laterally ad acent" thereto, and in o der; toafford access tofeach compartmentl38 provide'the-longi} f -tudlnalpartition 18 with a plurality of doors 7 opened toiafiordfree access to the com re ments38.

f-It'j will befapparentlj from the above ede- $Gripti0n that each unit l ljcoacts with either Y '80 V g g of the previousunitto formaplurality of' The embodiment of my finventlon herein the caren'd Wall'19or thelcrosspartition 15 compartmentsfeach formed by "the can side Wall 13,"the cross partition 1510f the particularjunit 11, the longitudinal partition:

18 of thatlunit', thefcar end Wall lg b l the; cross partition 15 of .theprecedingunit, the

carfloor '35 or a'floor unit consistinglof floor".

sections 2:1.and2ti and 26 and27, and'one. of these 'fioor'units or the inner'cartop 3 1, and each of an extent perpendicularly to the car.

eacl 1 of these compartmeiits' is completely suitable for the purposes for which; it "was" i v 95 it those skilled in the art that when itisdedesigned. In addition; it will be obvious to sired to use the ca r}for"the shipment of freight for Which compartments-are not de sired 'ea'chcof the units 11' maybe folded] againsttheicar side 13 by folding up the sets 1 0 t of floor: sections 25; 26, ans-27 against ithei cross'partition 15 and securing thegsetsin' thelongitudinal partition 18 about "the hinges 17 against the cross partitlon 15,"f0lding the cro ss partition15 and the partsfser d h e abut he'h n es egain v t 11 side Wall 13 greater-than the height 'of the v t I I compartment." It will also be apparent that I Each of these units 11 is'her'ein shown asfl comprising a rib 12 secured to'the carside 7 car side wall 13, and finally securing the parts in this position inserting into suitable apertures 41' in the carfloor 3'5 and'lnner. car top 34 the bolts 32 carried bytlreiree *end of the cross partition 1133.;

I have disclosed hereinone form which my invention may assume and set forth either 1 specifically or interentially various advan- V tages of that partioulariormi 'iit'the same time, ithos'e'skilled in the art willifind -.additional admnta es in my invention and in I the J form ithereot Thereindisclosed and in; addiin ytention or sacrificing the advantages there 7 0t. 'IIt will.theretoreloeunderstood that the (disclosure vherein is: illustrative only and that my invention is not limited thereto. 7

1. A freight oar comprising -s1de wall andQa plurality of partition fun-its arranged --alonglsalifd side wall, each or said units cornprising ,a first vertical *wal-l pivoted to 7 said side wall ,and arranged to extend substantially right angles to .said side wall and transversely of said car, a secondyertical 1 :wall pivotedlto.saidfirst vertical wall arrangedtoLexten d siihstantially parallel to said side Wellandlongitudinally er said car into 7 engagement-with .a wall section ,efi-ectivefto" 7 form the fourth vert cal wa'llQozt v,a 'ztoul" .ywalled enclosere,. s euss the car end wall and a .plurality of partition units arranged, alengsaid side wall, each; of said units coms "orltheifirst vertical lw'a llfota preceding unit,

and a plurality of vertically spaced horizontalwalls'hiingedto one of said vertical,

walls and arranged to divide such enclosure into .a verticallyextending series, of com- 4O paritments said horizontal walls being foldable against the vertical wall to which they are hinged, and said vertical walls "being foldable with horizontal agains't said side wall.

A'fmigllt calflcbifiiifisving a side wall prising .alirst verticalwall pivoted to said side wall and arranged to extend substantially at right angles .to said side wall and transversely of said car, a second vertical wall pivoted to said first vertical wall and arranged .lto "extend substantially parallel -tosaid side wall and longitudinally ojts'aid car (into engagement with a wall section \effective to form the .fourth' vertical wall of a four walled enclosure such as the car end wall or the Tfirst vertical wall of a preced ing unit, and a plurality of vertically spaced horizontal walls'hinged to one of said vertical walls and arranged to divide such enclosure into avertically extending series of compartments each of an'ext'ent, perpendicular to the vertical wall to which itishinged greater than the distance besaid horizontal "walls being fosld ahle against the vertical wall to which they-arehinged,

and saidwertieal walls being'toldaole with 'SflZliCi horizontal walls against said side wall.

7 tween it and either adjacent horizontal wall,

3. Afreight car comprising a side wall and a plurality of partition units arranged along said side wall, each of said units comprising a first "vertical wall pivoted to said side wall and arranged to extend 'substan tially-at' right angles to said side wall and transversely of said car, a second vertical wall pivoted to said first vertical wall and said-side wall land longitudinally said car arranged to extend .suhstantially para'llelfto into engagement with a walfl section effective" to form the fourth verticalw'all oit a four walled enclosure, such as the ear end wall or the first wertica'l Wall of a preceding unit,

and a. plurality of vertically spaced lhor'izontal wens" hinged tonne of said: Vertical V J wallsand arranged to divide ,such enclosure 7 into ra vertically extending series of COH1-" partments, said horizontal walls being- 'fdldable against the -.vertica'l"wall to which they are hingedfsa'id'vertical Will-1S being toldalole togetherfto enclose said horizon-Ital walls,

and said vertical walls being ftolda'hle with saidhorizontal walls against said side wall; 4. A freight car comprising aside wall? and a plurality of partition units arranged alongo-said side wall eaolr0"t said units comj prising a first Vertical ,wall pivote'd'to said side :wa-lland arranged to extend suhstanw tially at right angles to saidfside w'alland transversely of s-aid;car,,.a second vertical' wall pivoted to said 'firstverticail wall and 7 arranged to extend substantially parallel to said sidewall andlongitudina 'lly of said fc'ar [into engagement with .a wall section effective to form the lourth vertical wall oi a fourwal'le d enclosure, such as the car end wall or the ffirst vertical wall of a preoed-" ing unit, and aplurality of vertically spaced horizontal walls hinged'to'one oi said vertcal walls and arranged to divide such anclosure' lntoa vertically "extending series :of compartments, Isaid horlzonta'l walls being foldalole against the vertical wall to which they are hinged, and said vertical walls being foldalole with said horizontal walls i against said side wall and with said first verticallwal'l enclosing the entire unit.

5. A I'freijght car comprising a side wall' and aplurality of partition units arranged along saidsid'e wallyeach 'ofsaid units 'con1- prising a-lirst vertical wall pivoted "to said side wtallan'd arranged to extend sulos't an tia'lly at 'rightangles to side wal-l' and transversely of car, a second vertical wall pivotedto said first vertical wall arranged to extend suhstantially 'para-llel to" V said side wall. and longitudinally of "said car into engagement with a wall section ef- 7 fectiv-e toiform the "fourth vertical wall of;

a fourewal led enclosure, such as thef carf end Wall or the first vertical Wall of a preclosure into 'aw vertically' extending series of s D signature. compartments, saidhoriz'ontal we11sbeing" foldable a g' ainst ithe Vertical Well ts they are hinged, and said verticalwalls be ing foldable With said horizontal walls 10 agai'nst'said side Wall. 7 In testimony whereof, I hereunto jafiix my 1 J HARRY 0.G AW E; 

